The National STEM Education Research and Practice Summit will be held at Purdue University on October 16-17, 2017. Nationally there has been incredible progress in the areas of STEM and STEM education over the past decade. This event is designed as a forum for STEM education researchers, as well as those enacting best practice in STEM education K-20 to come together and share their collective knowledge and experiences. The Summit will start on the evening of October 16^th at 6 p.m. with an opening reception with a special guest speaker (to be announced very soon). The second day of the conference (October 17) will begin with sessions starting at 9 a.m. and running through the day with an approximate end time of 3 p.m. EST.

There are three strands in the National STEM Education Research and Practice Summit.

• Strand 1: STEM Education Research
• Strand 2: Best-practice in K-20 STEM Education
• Strand 3: Resources for STEM Education

1. Conference
2. National STEM Education